Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
To start, I really dislike the word journey. However, it is a word, which works. I have tried other words, like the cancer experience, the cancer bus , the cancer ride, and the crap that you go through with a cancer diagnosis. In the end, journey works because it is...
Nov 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cancer touches our lives in many different ways. Maybe someone you love has been diagnosed, perhaps a coworker or a friend. It might be that you are close with someone who is a caregiver. Many people want to provide some type of help or assistance for that person and...
Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 that was the last thing, I expected. There was so much information to swallow. Overwhelmed with diagnosis, surgery dates, appointments, scans and too many decisions to make, I felt lost. I wish that I had a to-do list;...
Oct 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
At The Unexpected Gift, we work hard to make sure the products we sell and use for our services are safe and do not contain carcinogens. Carcinogens are compounds that are known to cause cancer and they are found in many products that we use on a daily basis....
Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
At The Unexpected Gift we carry a number of wigs. Mainly we concentrate on synthetic wigs. When I bought my own wig 4 years ago, I went for something that I would never naturally have. I decided on a reddish coloured bob, straight hair. I had curly hair, but when I...
Oct 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was in a yoga class about a year ago and the teacher asked a simple question at the beginning of class, she asked us to think about three people who we felt the most love for. My three people were my husband Les, my son Sid and my son Griffin. After she allowed us...